The General Portfolio is used to reduce emissions for all offsets purchased online and by many of our business customers. We open a new portfolio for offsets sold each financial year and the 2006/07 year's portfolio was made up of the following projects:
|
Project |
Country |
Type |
Standard |
ERs |
|
Cambodia |
efficient stoves |
VCS |
49,163 |
|
|
Uganda |
rainforest |
SGS |
23,483 |
|
|
China |
wind farm |
VCS |
293 |
|
|
India |
human energy |
VCS |
1,500 |
|
|
China |
wind power |
VCS |
19,557 |
|
|
China |
wind power |
VCS |
22,319 |
|
|
Uganda |
efficient stoves |
GS VER |
1,100 |
The volumes of expected and verified emission reductions in this portfolio are reviewed and updated throughout the year to match the demand from our sales.
The latest figures of portfolio performance are summarised in the following chart:
key
VCS Voluntary Carbon Standard
SGS Internal standard of SGS, a UN accredited Designated Operational Entity
GS VER Voluntary Gold Standard
VER+ TÜV SÜD's voluntary standard
ER Emission Reduction
Contracted
Project is in development or operational. Final independent assessment of project is still to be completed.
Validated
Project design has been independently assessed and approved to international standard.
Verified
Independent assessment of the emission reductions has been completed.
